#ge

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ↗

— Doug Larson

#bounds #expectancy #good #green #grow

If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. ↗

— Doug Larson

#english #english language #flowers #language #made

The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice. ↗

— Doug Larson

#choice #generations #only #other #people

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. ↗

— Doug Larson

#edges #file #good #good old days #nostalgia

Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany. ↗

— Erik Larson

#around #by the people #chaotic #character #country

We, of course, have the power of hindsight in our arsenal, but people living in Berlin in that era didn't. What would that have been like as this darkness fell over Germany? ↗

— Erik Larson

#been #berlin #course #darkness #era

I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#consciousness #expanded #hallucinogenic #i #iota

Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth. ↗

— Gary Larson

#changed #comparable #demands #diversity #earth

I just get silly inside my head and I start to think about something and in my head I start twisting it around, contorting it and envisioning it in different ways. ↗

— Gary Larson

#around #different #different ways #get #head

People try to look for deep meanings in my work. I want to say, 'They're just cartoons, folks. You laugh or you don't.' Gee, I sound shallow. But I don't react to current events or other stimuli. I don't read or watch TV to get ideas. My work is basically sitting down at the drawing table and getting silly. ↗

— Gary Larson

#cartoons #current #current events #deep #down